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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

September 2218

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 730Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 731Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 71Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 76Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 77Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWhite Dew8Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 712Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 713Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 717Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 718Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 719Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 720Day 30SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 821Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 822Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAutumn Equinox23Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 824Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 825Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 826Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 827Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 828Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 829Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 830Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 81Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 82Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 83Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 87Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 88Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseCold Dew9Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 810Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, September 20, 2218

Lunar 二二一八年 · 七月三十

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

A daily reflection is not a prediction. Use it as a prompt for attentive, self-directed choices.

24 Solar Terms

Follow the seasonal rhythm, from today into the next turn.

  1. White Dew

    Tue

    2218-09-08

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2218-09-20

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Wed

    2218-09-23

    In 3 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Fri

    2218-10-09

    In 19 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

白露 → 秋分

Year cycle

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

辛酉

七月三十

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringErect a memorialTend a graveTomb-opening riteEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

Traditional cautions for the day; treat them as a pause for discernment.

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

Favourable

Almanac information and Daily Insight are offered for traditional-culture reference and personal reflection only. They are not professional, medical, legal, or financial advice.

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